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i say all the time martin luther king is different from the martin luther king today, and i to my mother, whose tireless efforts to keep his legacy alive, and perhaps we celebrating,n be because it was 1983, and every five years there was an so iersary remembrance, think about her, because we are here in many respects, and she cannot forget the tremendous contributions, and we cannot forget there is so much work to .o that was the crux of where he was before he was assassinated. mention the work that has yet to be done, dr. king organized the ringing of bells. give me some sense of what you believe your mission is now to continue that agenda. >> we are in the state of urgency and emergency. when you think about what is --pening in inners ada inner-city communities, baltimore, even the district of columbia and atlanta, there is to really elevate to the sense that nonviolence is an thing we must embrace. my mission is to continue to so those seeds and teach the next generation, because usually we don't see a change in trajectory impact the next- generation. that is what my focus will conti
i say all the time martin luther king is different from the martin luther king today, and i to my mother, whose tireless efforts to keep his legacy alive, and perhaps we celebrating,n be because it was 1983, and every five years there was an so iersary remembrance, think about her, because we are here in many respects, and she cannot forget the tremendous contributions, and we cannot forget there is so much work to .o that was the crux of where he was before he was assassinated. mention the...
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martin luther king, jr. we will look at dr. king's legacy more than 40 years after his death and his stance against the vietnam war. dr. king's commitment toward non-violence shaved his stand fed became one of the most controversial and -- shake his stance and became one of the most controversial. we will explore the roots of his anti-war sentiments and lessons we can still learn today. we are glad you joined us for part 1 of "mlk: a call to conscience." >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. know. boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your >> at toyota, we celebrate its differences and the people who make them. toyota, a proud supporter of the washington, d.c. martin luther king, jr., memor
martin luther king, jr. we will look at dr. king's legacy more than 40 years after his death and his stance against the vietnam war. dr. king's commitment toward non-violence shaved his stand fed became one of the most controversial and -- shake his stance and became one of the most controversial. we will explore the roots of his anti-war sentiments and lessons we can still learn today. we are glad you joined us for part 1 of "mlk: a call to conscience." >> every community has a...
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, martin luther king shows up. i would like to speak my celebration. what are you going to say? i'm going to speak out against poverty, injustice, the wars that are going on. well, we have invited these political leaders and they might be embarrassed if you talk about that. you just wondered if you'd be welcome. >> every year now, the 25 years we have celebrated the anniversary of king's birds -- birth, you get him transformed into santa claus. everyone is smiling, glad to see him as if he was not a freedom fighter who was not done nerving and unsettling. he made people shake in their boots and they were hunting him down every day from december of 1955 to his death. that is one of the ways in which they domesticate people who were on fire for justice. tavis: what became clear to me was how profound the influence people who came in contact with dr. king. whether or not they knew him personally or just came to know his words through the prism of history. >> what i have had to do is to concentrate on what he would wan
, martin luther king shows up. i would like to speak my celebration. what are you going to say? i'm going to speak out against poverty, injustice, the wars that are going on. well, we have invited these political leaders and they might be embarrassed if you talk about that. you just wondered if you'd be welcome. >> every year now, the 25 years we have celebrated the anniversary of king's birds -- birth, you get him transformed into santa claus. everyone is smiling, glad to see him as if...
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martin luther king jr., i am pleased to be joined by dr. clayborne carson, the director of the mlk research and education institute at stanford. he joins us tonight from colorado. always good to have you back on this program. >> great to be with you. tavis: at the king day to you. what do you make of the fact that, on this day, we do not just celebrate the legacy and life of dr. king, but the first african-american president inaugurated for the second time? >> there is so much to celebrate on this day and so much to remember about the part of king's dream that has not been fulfilled. particularly the issue of poverty. there are so many things that make us thankful that the civil- rights reforms were achieved. i think it is important, particularly on this day, to remember that, if king were around, he would be pushing us to deal with that have -- that pestering issue of poverty. tavis: why is it that you think that, with all the evidence supporting the notion that pozner -- the poverty is threatening our democracy, it is a matter of national
martin luther king jr., i am pleased to be joined by dr. clayborne carson, the director of the mlk research and education institute at stanford. he joins us tonight from colorado. always good to have you back on this program. >> great to be with you. tavis: at the king day to you. what do you make of the fact that, on this day, we do not just celebrate the legacy and life of dr. king, but the first african-american president inaugurated for the second time? >> there is so much to...
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martin luther king jr. is, a man who could say i have a dream but could also call the vietnam speech, the greatest purveyor, why are we afraid to wrestle with who martin luther king jr. was? >> unfortunately's it takes a long time for people to grasp truth. if you go to the memoir of secretary mcnamara, he makes a confession in the opening part of his book and says we were wrong. >> mcnamara, defense secretary during the war in vietnam. >> correct, and he confesses we were wrong, terribly wrong but it took 28 years, almost 30 years, a generation for him to catch up with what dr. king was saying. at riverside. let's look at another example from history. how long did it take for a portion of the world to appreciate the ministry of jesus? 50 years after the crucifixion and the resurrection? where were we in history in our response to truth? it took 300 years, and this may not be too encouraging, took 300 years for a roman emperor to give up and say i -- whether he did it for political reasons or spiritual reas
martin luther king jr. is, a man who could say i have a dream but could also call the vietnam speech, the greatest purveyor, why are we afraid to wrestle with who martin luther king jr. was? >> unfortunately's it takes a long time for people to grasp truth. if you go to the memoir of secretary mcnamara, he makes a confession in the opening part of his book and says we were wrong. >> mcnamara, defense secretary during the war in vietnam. >> correct, and he confesses we were...
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that, what they saw was martin luther king jr. bearing witness, being a sermon, living his life, a commitmeted life what he want to leave behind. a committed life to justice. which pit him against the same johnson administration who had courageously supported the black freedom movement against white supremacist terror in the south. the civil rights movement against -- against jim crow in the south. and you see the connection of thought and action, theory, praxis, and keep in mind that this great truth teller was called the most notorious liar by the fbi and the most dangerous man in america. and when you love poor people that much. working people that much. and you would be more dangerous to the powers that people. >> while king's faith never wavered, those closest to him were well aware of his bouts of depression. >> he was definitely getting lonelier. from the pinnacle of the great movement in selma brought people done to march and journalists from all around the world, to, to, crusade for voting rights act. that had been a coup
that, what they saw was martin luther king jr. bearing witness, being a sermon, living his life, a commitmeted life what he want to leave behind. a committed life to justice. which pit him against the same johnson administration who had courageously supported the black freedom movement against white supremacist terror in the south. the civil rights movement against -- against jim crow in the south. and you see the connection of thought and action, theory, praxis, and keep in mind that this...
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a year before he was killed, martin luther king jr. worried that, quote, the vast majority of white americans are racists, either consciously or unconsciously, and my two guests tonight are well placed to discuss all of this and william jawando is an attorney on the obama white house on the initiative called my brother's keeper designed to help young black men climb up the ladder of life and he is now running for local office in his home state of maryland, and also brie newsom who came to national attention when she removed the confederate flag from the grounds of the south carolina state house and she's a civil rights activist and she joins us from memphis where she's been attending the commemoration of dr. king. welcome, both of you, to the program on this 50th anniversary which is actually a sad day. can i ask you, brie, what it means to you to be a black american today. you heard us, quote, what dr. king said a year before he died. >> i would say there are some things that are new and then there are some things that are very famili
a year before he was killed, martin luther king jr. worried that, quote, the vast majority of white americans are racists, either consciously or unconsciously, and my two guests tonight are well placed to discuss all of this and william jawando is an attorney on the obama white house on the initiative called my brother's keeper designed to help young black men climb up the ladder of life and he is now running for local office in his home state of maryland, and also brie newsom who came to...
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if you look at martin luther king jr. or frederick douglass, they said, "look at how great our ideals are." if you look at the average american, should be -- should america support dictatorships, the answer would be no, and if you ask them should we not be hypocritical and live up to our own ideals, i think most americans would agree, and it comes down to what it means to love your country. if you love your child and find that your child is beating people up or stealing, if you love your child, you try to correct them, and if you love your country and find that it is doing something it should not be doing, you try to correct your government. i cannot think of anyone more critical of their country than martin luther king jr.. no one is going to call susan b. anthony or mark twain or frederick douglass and patriotic. they are as patriotic as apple pie. you have to board your country accountable and help your country live up to its own ideals. >> -- tavis: i know what you mean when you are saying about not calling martin lut
if you look at martin luther king jr. or frederick douglass, they said, "look at how great our ideals are." if you look at the average american, should be -- should america support dictatorships, the answer would be no, and if you ask them should we not be hypocritical and live up to our own ideals, i think most americans would agree, and it comes down to what it means to love your country. if you love your child and find that your child is beating people up or stealing, if you love...
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no one expected a rosa parks nor a martin luther king jr. and well wethere were forces to this will not be. a part of our mission is to keep the story alive. keep the narrative before people and somebody will join the truth. somebody will join the movement. somebody will catch on to what we are trying to project. many will miss it. remember, dr. king on the day of his assassination had said to the secretary at ebenezer, the subject of his next sermon, why america may go to hell. what a challenge and what a prophetic lifting up of where we were then. and if he could come back he could preach the same sermon. >> let's just take a second here and unpack that. because you just put something out that i know viewers some of them are shocked by it. they never heard it before. so i am glad you said it. 50 years ago this week dr. king was in this city just a few miles down the road to give this beyond vietnam speech at the riverside church. the next day all hell broke loose, all the papers came after him, for the next year of his life it was a living
no one expected a rosa parks nor a martin luther king jr. and well wethere were forces to this will not be. a part of our mission is to keep the story alive. keep the narrative before people and somebody will join the truth. somebody will join the movement. somebody will catch on to what we are trying to project. many will miss it. remember, dr. king on the day of his assassination had said to the secretary at ebenezer, the subject of his next sermon, why america may go to hell. what a...
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martin luther king jr. this weekend, we cap off the 10th anniversary week by revisiting our conversation with a civil rights icon in her own right, coretta scott king. back in 2005, we traveled to atlanta for a very special program with miss king at the famed ebenezer baptist church, the church that was home base for dr. king during much of the civil rights movement. a conversation which would turn out to be one of her last on national television. we're glad you could join us to wrap up this 10th anniversary week with a conversation with coretta scott king, coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you.
martin luther king jr. this weekend, we cap off the 10th anniversary week by revisiting our conversation with a civil rights icon in her own right, coretta scott king. back in 2005, we traveled to atlanta for a very special program with miss king at the famed ebenezer baptist church, the church that was home base for dr. king during much of the civil rights movement. a conversation which would turn out to be one of her last on national television. we're glad you could join us to wrap up this...
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>> when martin luther king, jr. stood up and started speaking, and later as he continued to speak, and he got to that point where he said, "i have a dream today, a dream deeply rooted in the american dream," i looked at him -- i've heard him speak so many times -- and i knew then that he knew that he was getting over to the american people, and that he was preaching a great sermon. and that's what he did. he, in a good sense -- he took advantage of the situation. he had the largest audience he ever had. he had been to washington before, like in 1957, on may 17th, 1957, and spoke on the steps. but this audience was different. it was larger. and i think he was inspired. i think he was inspired by god almighty. i think he had been tracked down by what i call the spirit of history. and he responded. >> i have a dream that one day even the state of mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. i have a dream th
>> when martin luther king, jr. stood up and started speaking, and later as he continued to speak, and he got to that point where he said, "i have a dream today, a dream deeply rooted in the american dream," i looked at him -- i've heard him speak so many times -- and i knew then that he knew that he was getting over to the american people, and that he was preaching a great sermon. and that's what he did. he, in a good sense -- he took advantage of the situation. he had the...
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martin luther king jr. delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" at the riverside church minutes away from this studio. it was a call to conscience, detailing the countries ideals and mapping an alternative future, one based on justice and compassion. tonight, we continue the week long discussion commemorating dr. king's speech. speaking with a special guest about the anti-war, projustice theme and gauging where america falls 50 years later on racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, jeremy scahill. we are glad you joined us. jeremy scahill, in just a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> joined tonight by jeremy scahill, investigative reporter, war correspondent, author and editor of the online news, the intercept. good to have you here. >> thank you. >> before i jump into particulars about the speech, you had a chance to read it, of course, over the years. what do you make of the parallels of the remarks king made 50 years ago and where we are now?
martin luther king jr. delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" at the riverside church minutes away from this studio. it was a call to conscience, detailing the countries ideals and mapping an alternative future, one based on justice and compassion. tonight, we continue the week long discussion commemorating dr. king's speech. speaking with a special guest about the anti-war, projustice theme and gauging where america falls 50 years later on racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's...
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martin luther king, jr.. he is not a scholar in residence at stanford's the milky research institute. his new book is called "behind the dream: the making of the speech that transformed a nation." good to have you back on this program. >> thank you. tavis: what is it about this speech we seem to know everything about, have heard everything over and over again, that you can tell us? >> i think the most important thing i can tell you about this speech is that many people believe that this was -- that dr. king gave this speech as a prepared address from beginning to end. as a matter of fact, the part of the speech that has become such a celebrated part of history was totally spontaneous and extemporaneous. it was not something he had prepared for in advance. i was standing just a few feet behind him, and he was speaking. he was reading the prepared text of the speech, on which i was proposed -- and proud to say i worked with him and provided some of the draft material. it was not just me but andy young, stanley
martin luther king, jr.. he is not a scholar in residence at stanford's the milky research institute. his new book is called "behind the dream: the making of the speech that transformed a nation." good to have you back on this program. >> thank you. tavis: what is it about this speech we seem to know everything about, have heard everything over and over again, that you can tell us? >> i think the most important thing i can tell you about this speech is that many people...
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martin luther king jr. and barack obama. considering that dr. king devoted his life to speaking for the poor and to advocating for nonviolence, no matter how challenging the conflict, some conclusions seem reasonable. >> let me just say this about the anon and asked about vietnam in his speech. [indiscernible] throughout a number of centuries. this is not to play heads up. it is not to say who's suffering was the greatest. auschwitzto dismiss and what they nazis did and what the japanese did. this is not about that. this is about the fact that dr. king understood terror. he lived with it every day. his home was bombed. it was no 20 hours, but it was a bomb. his house was wrecked -- it was no twin towers, but it was bombed. his house was wrecked. he had on many occasion driven off the road. people try to do things to him. and he looked around him and he saw a lot of murder. terror is terror. tavis: he was stabbed here in new york. >> yes, and in harlem. so violence and terrorism was not an abstract. for anyone to suggest that there is some curren
martin luther king jr. and barack obama. considering that dr. king devoted his life to speaking for the poor and to advocating for nonviolence, no matter how challenging the conflict, some conclusions seem reasonable. >> let me just say this about the anon and asked about vietnam in his speech. [indiscernible] throughout a number of centuries. this is not to play heads up. it is not to say who's suffering was the greatest. auschwitzto dismiss and what they nazis did and what the japanese...
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martin luther king and president obama in the same speech about oratory? >> it will probably not resonate in the chambers of history. i think king is the benchmark, but where they are different from what most political professionals do is those are set piece features in an era where most political communication is more informal. i don't think we give a sound bite enough respect. any modern person would have to listen to take someone take five hours to present a budget, they would not go through it. it was a different era. >> this is the era of sound bites we should not underestimate? >> i think that is right but i still say in american politics really big speeches account for a lot. they get remembered for the sound bites but you know when somebody is making a significant speech. president obama has made three already. i also think bill clinton -- >> can you remember a single line from any of them? >> i can member his -- i cannot remember a line like i can from martin luther king's speech. it was phenomenal at the time and has become more overtime. >> cong
martin luther king and president obama in the same speech about oratory? >> it will probably not resonate in the chambers of history. i think king is the benchmark, but where they are different from what most political professionals do is those are set piece features in an era where most political communication is more informal. i don't think we give a sound bite enough respect. any modern person would have to listen to take someone take five hours to present a budget, they would not go...
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the legacy of martin luther king jr., miles, cesar chavis, it is now coming back. it is about what connecting catastrophe with courage and compassion, standing up and having the courage to tell the truth. as you said, let us be attuned to the suffering and lettuce have compassion. it is no longer fashionable to be assessed with the lives of the rich and famous that we overlook the impact that 42% of children live in or near poverty. tavis: when you see that clip, doctor king gave his life fighting for sanitation workers. this war on poverty. people are now calling for a new pop -- war on poverty. you look at those years from his debt until now, there has not been any appreciable gain on the notion of eradicate in poverty in america. >> part of it is that with the advent of reagan, you had markets on least, a deregulated, unfettered. they generated about -- unbelievable innovation but it went hand-in-hand with not just an increase in wealth and equality, but also the callousness toward the catastrophe of poverty, of working people. in the last 25 years, 82% has gone
the legacy of martin luther king jr., miles, cesar chavis, it is now coming back. it is about what connecting catastrophe with courage and compassion, standing up and having the courage to tell the truth. as you said, let us be attuned to the suffering and lettuce have compassion. it is no longer fashionable to be assessed with the lives of the rich and famous that we overlook the impact that 42% of children live in or near poverty. tavis: when you see that clip, doctor king gave his life...
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this is vintage martin luther king every sunday. you think that is the best he ever did, you have to dig deeper into his stuff. it is fascinating as we get to august of this year to talk about martin luther king 50 years later especially in the air of obama. here is where we have a segue .o bergeson -- robeson what is fascinating is going to be how we navigate this moment later this year. i raise this because my friend cornell west -- >> he is quite an outspoken critic. many: we have had so conversations about this issue. give me a minute to set this up. you will appreciate this. a few you years ago, every year there is an official mandela lecture in south africa. and so some world-renowned figure is asked to give the mandela lecture annually in joburg. asked to give the mandela lecture and he delivered the address. he used a phrase in that speech that has been picked up a lot -- by a lot of people and been sic dissected. he referred to what was happening to mandela as the santa clausification of nelson mandela. what he meant is you
this is vintage martin luther king every sunday. you think that is the best he ever did, you have to dig deeper into his stuff. it is fascinating as we get to august of this year to talk about martin luther king 50 years later especially in the air of obama. here is where we have a segue .o bergeson -- robeson what is fascinating is going to be how we navigate this moment later this year. i raise this because my friend cornell west -- >> he is quite an outspoken critic. many: we have had...
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martin luther king jr. draws to a close, we begin the first of two nights looking at his legacy, beginning with an examination of one of his most profound speeches, where he challenged not only america's involvement in the vietnam war, but called into question those benefiting from the economic growth and those being left the hind. a courageous stance than that continues to resonate today. join us for an in-depth look at and -- at dr. king's call for an end to foreign wars and economic justice, starting right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: exactly one year before dr. king was assassinated in memphis, he gave one of his most powerful speeches at the riverside church in new york city. he called into question his country's involvement in vietnam and the economic disparity that was tearing the fabric of america. tonight, in the first of two nights, we explore what led him to deliver a speech that would result in controversy and eventual betrayal. >> i c
martin luther king jr. draws to a close, we begin the first of two nights looking at his legacy, beginning with an examination of one of his most profound speeches, where he challenged not only america's involvement in the vietnam war, but called into question those benefiting from the economic growth and those being left the hind. a courageous stance than that continues to resonate today. join us for an in-depth look at and -- at dr. king's call for an end to foreign wars and economic justice,...
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we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.
we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to...
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why didn't we listen to martin luther king?" >> taylor branch and james cone, thank you very much for being with me and for your thoughts and ideas. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> martin luther king's eloquent truth-telling and the sad reality of today, the dream of economic justice, a dream deferred, the gap between rich and poor worse than ever led me to a young man who lives in washington, dc, where he teaches literature and writing at american university. his name is kyle dargan, and he wrote this poem, "a house divided", it begins, "on a railroad car in your america." >> in your america, blood pulses within the fields, slow-poaching a mill saw's buried flesh. in my america, my father awakens again thankful that my face is not the face returning his glare from above 11 o'clock news murder headlines. in his imagination, the odds are just as convincing that i would be posted on a corner pushing powder instead of poems. no reflection of him as a father nor me as a son. we were merely born in a city where the rues beyond our doo
why didn't we listen to martin luther king?" >> taylor branch and james cone, thank you very much for being with me and for your thoughts and ideas. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> martin luther king's eloquent truth-telling and the sad reality of today, the dream of economic justice, a dream deferred, the gap between rich and poor worse than ever led me to a young man who lives in washington, dc, where he teaches literature and writing at american university. his...
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martin luther king jr. national memorial project foundation. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: a quick programming note. starting thursday, we will bring you a two-part special on the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. in advance of this weekend unveiling of the king memorial in washington. we will focus on dr. king pose a controversial stand against the vietnam war in the final years of his life and his most famous speech about the vietnam. dr. king drew a parallel between war and poverty and is an issue at the center of american life. i traveled around the country on a tour aimed at highlighting the plight of the poor. this fall we will bring you highlights from our trip during a special week of programming devoted to those suffering the most in our society. stay tuned for more details about that week on poverty in america this fall. last week, we got another sobering reminder of poverty whe
martin luther king jr. national memorial project foundation. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: a quick programming note. starting thursday, we will bring you a two-part special on the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. in advance of this weekend unveiling of the king memorial in washington. we will focus on dr. king pose a controversial stand against the vietnam war in the...
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see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more.
see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more.
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we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. steves: from towns on the valley floor, a train takes tourists and adventurers alike to the region's ultimate perch, the jungfraujoch. this breathtaking station sits like a fairy castle at 11,000 feet between two of the region's highest peaks. the weather's usually better in the early morning. we're on the first train. towering high above are the jungfrau, monch, and eiger peaks, named for the legend of the young maiden -- jungfrau -- being protected by the monk, or monch, from the mean ogre, or eiger. continuing on, we change trains at
we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to...
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feel a little different about martin luther king in retrospect? >> i so. he called on us to realize we were on the wrong side of a revolution. it was no longer a question of tax experience it was vision. mentioned occupies spirituality. what do you make of the occupied movement? is many young people this the most activism they have seen in their lives. lacked vision, but that is beginning to emerge, and i think we have to provide it. how do we provide it? >> why this talkshow. >> another reason i love you. for hours.k to you at 98 you have outlived so many people you have criticized and had disagreements with in your life. do you make of that? >> i have good genes. what i do makes me a little wiser, which helps. growing older is not for grow oldert if you at the same time you grow in wisdom and knowledge and you have a sense you are part of a long evolution, it is very helpful. as a christian, the bible i read tells the story of king one day.who asked for he wanted wisdom. 41 eight. -- for one thing. he wanted wisdom. you are a wise person. you talk about
feel a little different about martin luther king in retrospect? >> i so. he called on us to realize we were on the wrong side of a revolution. it was no longer a question of tax experience it was vision. mentioned occupies spirituality. what do you make of the occupied movement? is many young people this the most activism they have seen in their lives. lacked vision, but that is beginning to emerge, and i think we have to provide it. how do we provide it? >> why this talkshow....
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and when martin luther king decided in 1967 that he would go public with his opposition to the war in vietnam, one of the things that he said was, well, it's like muhammad ali says, we're all victims of a system of oppression. >> it is my hope that every young man in this country who finds this war objectionable, and abominable, and unjust will file as a conscientious objector. and no matter what you think of mr. muhammad ali's religion, you certainly have to admire his courage. >> and so what you had there was martin luther king drawing upon the experience of muhammad ali as a way to defend his own position, which at the time, was extremely unpopular. so i always found that incredible fascinating that here's martin luther king, his own advisors are telling him, don't stand against the war in vietnam. keep your focus on domestic issues. and not only does king take that risk, but he mentions muhammad ali's name. he mentions the name of a boxer as a way to justify it. and i would encourage people today to really think about, imagine if a similar figure referenced lebron james to say why
and when martin luther king decided in 1967 that he would go public with his opposition to the war in vietnam, one of the things that he said was, well, it's like muhammad ali says, we're all victims of a system of oppression. >> it is my hope that every young man in this country who finds this war objectionable, and abominable, and unjust will file as a conscientious objector. and no matter what you think of mr. muhammad ali's religion, you certainly have to admire his courage. >>...
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martin luther king, jr. was at the forefront after special week of shows in it 008 from memphis commemorating the 40th anniversary of king's death. during next clip he shared a rare glimpse of king's humor with a story about that amazing week in february 1968 when johnny carson handed "the tonight show" over to mr. b. i also asked him to take my back it where, when and how he first met dr. king. >> all right so you're kiting there on the t"the tonight show and only mr. b could get dr. king to sit down for a conversation on the tonight show. king flies from atlanta to new york. he is running late. trying to get to the show. which is live. he lands at the airport. and i'll let mr. b pick the story up and take it through to the joke that he told opening the show. you take it and run. you remember this, don't you? >> yes, i do. >> tell this story. i love it. >> by the time he went on air, dr. king had not arrived so we made a quick adjustment to fill his slot. and how you cover the slot. about a quarter of the w
martin luther king, jr. was at the forefront after special week of shows in it 008 from memphis commemorating the 40th anniversary of king's death. during next clip he shared a rare glimpse of king's humor with a story about that amazing week in february 1968 when johnny carson handed "the tonight show" over to mr. b. i also asked him to take my back it where, when and how he first met dr. king. >> all right so you're kiting there on the t"the tonight show and only mr. b...
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that martin luther king jr. lived. and if you devote yourself to, to the rights of man, the way he did, then, in the most, most powerful way. if you do that, you can be, killed, it was very easy to get the feeling in this country if you do that you har likely to be killed. that defies everything granted to us in the first amendment. to stand up for what you want to. but they would kill you for it too. >> if you were going to draw a line from 68 to round numbers, from 68 to -- 2018. a political line. what does that look like just on the politics? >> all our kcurrent political dynamics were set and hardened every year since then. just one exam pple at the beginning of 1968, if i said to you i am a republican. you didn't know if i was a liberal or democrat. you didn't know if i was -- for integration or owe pose e oppos. you knew nothing of me. they used to have liberal republicans. beginning of the 68 km pacampai. george romney. nelson rockefeller. it is extinct. gone forever. literally the last liberal republican standi
that martin luther king jr. lived. and if you devote yourself to, to the rights of man, the way he did, then, in the most, most powerful way. if you do that, you can be, killed, it was very easy to get the feeling in this country if you do that you har likely to be killed. that defies everything granted to us in the first amendment. to stand up for what you want to. but they would kill you for it too. >> if you were going to draw a line from 68 to round numbers, from 68 to -- 2018. a...
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martin luther king jr., as we find ourselves living in a world in which gun violence, war and brutality are just as commonplace. we begin the first of these two-night specials with an examination of one of dr. king's most pro found and controversial speeches beyond vietnam where he challenged not only america's involvement in the vietnam war but where he called into question the widening gap from those benefitting from the country's economic growth and those left behind. we are glad you joined us for dr. king's look at an end to war and end of economic injustice, starts right now. ♪ ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> exactly one year before dr. king was assassinated in memphis, he gave one of his most powerful and yet overlooked speeches from the pulpit of riverside church. he called into question this country's involvement in vietnam and the economic disparity tearing up america. over the next two nights, mlk, a call to conscience, we look at a speech that would result in controversy and eventual betrayal. >> i come to this magn
martin luther king jr., as we find ourselves living in a world in which gun violence, war and brutality are just as commonplace. we begin the first of these two-night specials with an examination of one of dr. king's most pro found and controversial speeches beyond vietnam where he challenged not only america's involvement in the vietnam war but where he called into question the widening gap from those benefitting from the country's economic growth and those left behind. we are glad you joined...
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martin luther king jr. national memorial project foundation. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. d i took it into a shop once and they said-- they thought it was probably worth perhaps £100 but i ought to get it looked at by such as yourself to get a value on it. so you really would like to know the value? well, i think it is for me something that really appeals. this reminds me of when i wake up in the morning, i have a big fig tree in my garden full of birds. but of course i don't see little things like these parakeets which are absolutely, beautifully done, with their little pink cheeks. and what's so nice about this is you've got all the shading in the leaf, which is extraordinary when you think this is actually made of bronze. it's bronze, bronze birds, bronze leaf, - cold painted. - yeah. and there's one factory that really comes to mind when you look at something like this, which is the bergman factory. now normally things like this you'd expect it to be mar
martin luther king jr. national memorial project foundation. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. d i took it into a shop once and they said-- they thought it was probably worth perhaps £100 but i ought to get it looked at by such as yourself to get a value on it. so you really would like to know the value? well, i think it is for me something that really appeals. this reminds me of when i wake up in the morning, i have a big fig tree in my garden...
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martin luther king. even during vietnam, everybody shunned him. but at this moment, at this breaking point in the city of birmingham, which was so bad at the time, it was called bombing him. talk to me about what the black clergy in that city -- not all, but certainly most of them -- to their sense of running away from king. >> there are many levels to this, as there always are in clergy politics. that was very much there. andrew young estimated that they had the support of about five percent of the black churches in birmingham. tavis: 5%? that means 95% of the preachers in birmingham were not with him. >> and i am not a mathematician or a social scientist. talk about a world of trouble and hurt. king had fred shuttlesworth, another prophetic and fearless man. we don't want to forget that king was piggybacking on shuttlesworth's movements who had been fighting the clan and o'connor and racism ever since the mid-1950s. so there was fred charlesworth church and a couple here and there. but recently, they only had four or five of these churches in wh
martin luther king. even during vietnam, everybody shunned him. but at this moment, at this breaking point in the city of birmingham, which was so bad at the time, it was called bombing him. talk to me about what the black clergy in that city -- not all, but certainly most of them -- to their sense of running away from king. >> there are many levels to this, as there always are in clergy politics. that was very much there. andrew young estimated that they had the support of about five...